This is a list of States and Union Territories of India by speakers of Punjabi as of census 2001. Gross population figures are available online.
| Rank | State | Punjabi speakers |
|---|---|---|
| — | India | 29,109,672 |
| 1 | Punjab | 22,337,202 |
| 2 | Haryana | 2,234,980 |
| 3 | Rajasthan | 1,141,445 |
| 4 | Delhi | 990,311 |
| 5 | Uttar Pradesh | 515,214 |
| 6 | Himachal Pradesh | 365,282 |
| 7 | Maharashtra | 271,260 |
| 8 | Chandigarh | 251,457 |
| 9 | Uttarakhand | 247,040 |
| 10 | Jammu and Kashmir | 192,730 |
| 11 | Madhya Pradesh | 150,870 |
| 12 | Jharkhand | 86,227 |
| 13 | Chhattisgarh | 66,668 |
| 14 | West Bengal | 64,141 |
| 15 | Gujarat | 55,738 |
| 16 | Assam | 31,987 |
| 17 | Andhra Pradesh | 22,863 |
| 18 | Orissa | 22,083 |
| 19 | Bihar | 16,600 |
| 20 | Karnataka | 15,855 |
| 21 | Tamil Nadu | 6,241 |
| 22 | Meghalaya | 4,870 |
| 23 | Kerala | 3,184 |
| 24 | Arunachal Pradesh | 3,184 |
| 25 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1,852 |
| 26 | Goa | 1,752 |
| 27 | Tripura | 1,600 |
| 28 | Nagaland | 1,592 |
| 29 | Manipur | 1,517 |
| 30 | Sikkim | 1,352 |
| 31 | Mizoram | 444 |
| 32 | Daman and Diu | 316 |
| 33 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 287 |
| 34 | Pondicherry | 97 |
| 35 | Lakshadweep | 12 |